Town Hall · Fidelity

Fidelity, IL town hall & government

Fidelity spent $17,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $150 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Fidelity's government.

Town budget

Where Fidelity's money goes

Spent
$17,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$150
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$10,00059%
Roads & transportation
$4,00024%
Parks & libraries
$1,0006%
Other
$2,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 89%
  • From the federal government 11%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Fidelity

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Fidelity didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Southwestern Community Unit School District 9

Fidelity's K–12 school district, shared with Brighton, Medora, Shipman, Shipman, Ruyle and Brighton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,659
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,162
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 39%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,659 per pupil, $9,873 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Fidelity pay

Typical tax bill
$463
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
0.51%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$90,800
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Fidelity's government

Town hall & decisions in Fidelity →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fidelity

Fidelity is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Fidelity's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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